Posted on June 8, 2010 by markreckless
I congratulate Gemma Doyle and Members on both sides of the House on the excellent maiden speeches we have heard today. I thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for recognising me for this maiden speech. It is, after all, five years since my predecessor, Bob Marshall-Andrews, took to the airwaves to concede defeat. Many Members may [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2010 by markreckless
Mark Reckless is extremely concerned to learn that Labour are apparently slashing the number of immigration officers deployed at Dover to protect against illegal immigration: Read the article here As a member of the Kent Police Authority Mark is demanding to know whether Kent Police have been properly consulted about these proposals. He is also [...]
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Posted on February 22, 2010 by markreckless
Today I attended the first day of the inquest into the death of Dan Tucker in December 2007 in an incident involving firearms officers from Kent Police. The inquest, which is being conducted at the Adult Education Centre in Gravesend (pictured), is expected to run for at least a week and began today with an [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2010 by markreckless
The conviction of Commander Dizaei of the Metropolitan Police this week emphasises that the police are properly subject to the law in this country and that it will be applied to them just as to everyone else. When a police officer behaves badly, then members of the public should know that, if they report that [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2010 by markreckless
It has now been confirmed that our Chief Constable in Kent, Mike Fuller, has been appointed as the Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. I would like to congratulate Mike on his well deserved appointment. I believe that it is hugely impressive, and potentially of great benefit to the CPS, that Mike was called [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2010 by markreckless
I don’t want to intrude on the Labour party’s private grief, so I will instead respond to Sir Hugh Orde, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) who, for some reason, has taken it on himself to lay down what should happen regarding Islam4UK’s threatened march through Wootton Basset. Sir Hugh is [...]
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Posted on December 21, 2009 by markreckless
A message from Conservative Home and Chris Grayling, Shadow Home Secretary Sometimes Britain seems to be going quietly mad. A country where an elderly lady can be prosecuted for poking a teenager in the chest, where a police force can be prosecuted under health and safety laws when an officer is injured chasing a criminal, [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2009 by markreckless
Dear Resident If we win the election, a Conservative government will need to make difficult decisions to put the economy and public finances back on track. I want to ensure that this is done in the least painful way possible. In particular, if elected as our MP, I will first and foremost seek to represent [...]
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Posted on October 26, 2009 by markreckless
Today’s Guardian suggests that Kent Police attempted to put pressure on Medway Council to facilitate increased surveillance of climate camp protesters, despite Medway Council’s concern that this would “alienate the community”. An FOI request has shown that Sergeant Keith Waymont wrote to us at the Council to complain that council officers were not being sufficiently [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009 by markreckless
Mark Reckless is to make inquiries into the alleged arrest and detention of an amateur photographer in Chatham High Street under section 44 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2000 on Wednesday 8th July. As the Kent Police Authoritys lead member for legal services and member of the Professional Standards committee, Mark helps ensure that [...]
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